On Oct. 24, 2009, a group of students joined the Nor Marash Junior-High group. The program began with a worship service where Pastor Hrayr Cholakian, talked about God's creation and our place in it (based on Gen. 1:15) -"The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it."
The student Council has planned to march for 350 (to know more visit 350.org). The brochure above, is what will be distributed among students and to the shops in Bourj Hammoud. It is our belief that we --and all of creation-- belong to God, and are responsible to take good care of it.
This is our first step. Our school will be a place for new hope for the future of our BLUE and beloved planet.
We wish to serve as an example to generations to come by simply doing our part.
We would highly appreciate if you would join us in any way possible.
It has become our school's tradition to take our students to KCHAG (The Arm. Evang. Summer Resort) on the first Friday of the year. Elem. as well as Intermediate and Secondary students, had their separate programs and enjoyed the beautiful nature.
During September 2009, we had the pleasure of having Mr. Mikkel Bandak, a medical student and a member of the Board of the Danish-Armenian Mission in Denmark, in our school. Mr. Bandak's visit came to create stronger ties between the school and the mission. We thank Mr. Bandak, the mission he represents and the Church in Skaevinge for their friendship and support.
On May 29, 2009, all the students of Elem. 1-3 visited a zoo --ANIMAL CITY. There they had different activities, like visiting the different animals (the lion, tiger, cobra, deer, duck, monkey, a variety of birds, and a lot others) playing in the playground, and having lunch in the beautiful natural setting. It was a beautiful day indeed!
On May 6, the Armenian Community commemorated the Lebanese Martyrs' day. Armenian students gathered at the Martyrs' Square in down-town Beirut in the presence of the representatives of the three Armenian religious denominations and government officials.
This event comes to express our solidarity and thankfulness to the Lebanese people who hosted us on their land when we, as a nation, were being martyred.
On Fri. April 3, 2009, 30 of our Elem. Students participated in the ZAKI NASIF choir contest, organized by the American University of Beirut (AUB). The students sang two songs, one of Zaki Nasif "Raja3 Yet3amar Loubnan" and the second an Armenian Song "Mesronian Yerk". Out of 80, 33 choirs (our school included) were elected to participate in the second round which will be held on May 16. We congratualte the conductor, Mrs. S. Abouhanian, the Pianist Maestro G. Avesian and all participating students and wish them all the best for round 2.
We Congratulate Houry Demirjian, Arpi Abouhanian & Hagop Akbasharian on their hard work and great achievement.
On Mon. 30/3/2009 The KG students visited an exposition of flowers and plants and had yet another outdoor sience class. They continued the day by visiting the new municipal public garden where they spent a wonderful time under the warm spring sun.
On Sat. 28/3/09 a long awaited gathering took place in the School's Hassesian Hall. Around 85 alumni, former students and staff, gathered together in a unique and very warm setting. The program started with refreshments and went on to include Armenian folk dance (performed by the school's SIPAN group), poetry (By Tamar Nalbandian, class of 2003), memories shared by different graduates, year-by-year group photos and a slide show. All present received a souvenir --a mug with the 75th anniversary logo. This was the first event in a series of events to come on the occasion of the school's 75th anniversary. The coming event will be: The SIPAN Arm. Folk Dance - April 14 & 15, 2009 in the Boghosian hall, Bourj Hammoud. Thank you all for coming and hope to see you and your classmates in the near future.
Every year, all of our students get free physical examinations –Eye, ear, teeth, etc.—from the HOWARD-KARAGOEZIAN dispensary. We highly appreciate the dedicated service the administration and staff of H-K render.
On Sat. 21/3/09 our school's SIPAN Armenian Folk Dance team participated in the All Armenian Folk Dace Festival organized by the Hamazkayin.
The school administration and faculty, come to congratulate Demirjian Aline, Postajian Rita, Parseghian Kohar, Markarian Markrid & Cholakian Krikor for their achievements.
(Above) Guest Speaker Mrs. Rachel Dink --The widow of the late Hrant Dink. For more information about Hrant Dink, visit www.hrantdink.org/en/
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